It was one of Donald Trump’s most 'controversial' nominations. Pete Hegseth being selected to run the Pentagon as our next secretary of defense caused liberal America to melt down, leading to a prolonged media assault on his character based on zero evidence. Even then, the allegations were weak sauce, which was mainly grounded in unfounded rumors that he was intoxicated on the job and committed a sexual assault in 2017. All of which are inaccurate.
No doubt, Democratic senators grilled Hegseth at his confirmation hearing, but it wasn’t enough to derail the nomination. Still, we knew it would be a partisan vote on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Hegseth's nomination was sent to the Senate on a 14-13 vote, where he was later confirmed 51-50. Vice President JD Vance was summoned to perform his constitutional duty and break the tie.
The journey for the final vote wasn't a cakewalk either, as the motion to invoke cloture barely passed 51-49. It's not a shocking development, as Hegseth's nomination is controversial. Still, it doesn't help that Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the carriers of Republican political heartburn in these fights, decided to jump ship over a new shoddy hit piece that NBC News and others ran about Mr. Hegseth reportedly being threatening to his second wife, which she denies. It was a last-minute ambush launched by Hegseth's brother's ex-wife. You cannot make this up.
After serious rumors that Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) might vote against confirmation, things came down to the wire. At the last minute, he announced he'd back Mr. Hegseth.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) did vote against the nomination, joining forces with Murkowski and Collins. What a disgrace.
During the hearings, Hegseth's extramarital trysts were mentioned. Yet even voters know DC is a snake pit. It’s a hub where everyone is drunk and womanizes. The late Ted Kennedy, a hero of the Democratic Party, is infamous for both. If allegations of drinking and some trysts are all you have, again, given how people operate in DC, it’s a shoulder shrug. At the very least, it only highlights gross Democratic hypocrisy, as Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) pointed out. He wouldn’t let a character assassination attempt fall by the wayside.
No one cares, especially Democrats who love a former president named Bill, who was credibly accused of rape multiple times. It’s how you know this was all for show.
Congratulations, Mr. Secretary.
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